GiampieroSilvestri Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Were Royal Saudi and Kuwait airforce English Electric Lightning also painted in camouflage? Thank you very much Saluti Giampiero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 They were in natural metal with some Saudi Exceptions as discussed here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Martin Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I have seen photos of these Pat Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennP2 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Hello, I believe 2 RSAF machines were camouflaged in the 70's for trials but the weight of the paint supposedly affected the performance so they were eventually put back to NMF, I've seen the pictures and the scheme looks pretty cool . I remember one had a light blueish ( Duck egg blue?) Undersides and the other wrap around camo. Cheers Glenn Edited May 17, 2022 by GlennP2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, GlennP2 said: Hello, I believe 2 RSAF machines were camouflaged in the 70's for trials but the weight of the paint supposedly affected the performance so they were eventually put back to NMF, I've seen the pictures and the scheme looks pretty cool . I remember one had a light blueish ( Duck egg blue?) Undersides and the other wrap around camo. Cheers Glenn Since this is your first post, let me first say welcome to the forum ! I'm sure you'll enjoy this place regarding the excessive weight reason, I have heard this explanation before but I've always found this hard to believe. Paint once cured is not that heavy and an aircraft with the kind of power of the Lightning would have had no problem carrying around the 20-30 kg of paint needed for an aircraft of that size. Drag may be a more serious concern but we have to assume that paint was applied in a very "unprofessional" way to have a serious effect on drag. Afterall the RAF flew camouflaged Lightnings for many years and they never complained about any reduction in performance In any case both schemes would make for very interesting modeling subjects ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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